TCL Launches 98″ S5 4K LED LCD TV, Introduces `TCLtv+’ FAST Platform
In advance of the 2023 NFL Season Kickoff, TCL, which is the official TV partner of the NFL, announced pre-sale availability of its new “value” priced 98-inch Smart S Class 4K Google TV. At the same time, the company has launched “TCLtv+,” a new online…
Nielsen: Streaming Was Up In June With Younger Viewers Home From School
Streaming accounted for a record high 37.7% share of overall TV viewing in U.S. households for the month of June, according to the latest report from media measurement company Nielsen. Comparatively, Nielsen’s “The Guage” viewership tracker found cable content viewing accounted for 30.6% of TV…
Roku, Google Make Nice As The Roku Channel Comes To Android TV Devices
Roku announced in a blog today that its premium and free ad-supported streaming content hub called “The Roku Channel” is now available on Google TVs and other Android TV OS based devices. The announcement marks a breakthrough of sorts for the two rival smart TV…
Study: Inflation Forcing OTT Streamers To Reduce Streaming Subscription Bundles
In 2023 for the first time, the number of video sources viewers say they are using has declined, according to the latest “Annual Best Bundle” survey from media market research firm Hub Entertainment Research. The report found that a majority of consumer respondents are now…
Telly Launches Free 55″ UHD Smart TV Behind Ad-Supported Business Model
Your next television may be brought to you by…. TeeVee, a new company created by Ilya Pozin, the co-developer of free-ad-supported live streaming TV service Pluto TV. The company formally launched Monday the Telly TV billed as “a disruptive” new smart TV and associated business…
Roku Grew Active Accounts In 2022’s Difficult Economic Conditions
Despite a difficult macro economic environment, causing a virtually flat gross profit performance for the year, streaming TV resource Roku managed to significantly increase its active accounts and total revenue during 2022, the company reported this week. In its Q4-2022 financial statements, Roku emphasized that…
LG Adds Fox Sports App To WebOS, Romance Hub To LG Channels Platform
LG announced it has further expanded the availability of streaming content options on its webOS-based smart TVs, including LG OLED and QNED varieties. First, the company said Monday that its own LG Channels Free Ad Supported TV (FAST) platform with live and on-demand streaming channels…
Sling Launches `Freestream’ Ad Supported Live TV Platform
Live over-the-top U.S. streaming service Sling TV launched its free advertising-supported television service (FAST) called Sling Freestream. The DISH Network-owned company said Freestream will roll out across all Sling-compatible devices in the coming months. The company said Freestream is available now through the Sling app…
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